Conner’s Critiques: Nailed It! Double Trouble

The world has been transformed, COVID-19 has forced distancing and stalled efforts on reality-based shows. Series like Nailed It! have been just as affected as any other. Specifically, because it’s a baking show, so there is a lot to worry about there. To make up for the fact that they couldn’t run the show they held a series of virtual events that people could enjoy from home! We could talk more about their way of dealing with However, the preamble is not the place to talk about this, so let’s jump into it!

Like normal, this critique will be based on three categories: Story, Acting, and Overall. So let’s begin.

STORY: 6/10
Story isn’t really a thing that applies to reality television. However, what we can supplement, is the theme of the episodes. From celebrity guests to the challenges, the series did not disappoint. It delivers insanely complicated challenges with definitely not enough time. Their comment this season is that by pairing up the contestants, they are giving the challengers double the time to work.

However, it’s quick to notice that these pairs don’t specifically work well. Some are fine, but others spend a lot of time bickering. All in all the decision to include siblings, best friends, or family members, in general, allows for a lot of fun.

ACTING: 8/10
I love Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres. Their energy and the way they harass and make fun of Wes always brings me a bit of joy. Honestly, though, I hope he is in on the joke because I’d hate to find out that Byer is the next to be taken down by the Me Too movement. Like seriously, she sexualizes Wes a lot in the series.

The energy the guests bring to the series is always interesting, and while they couldn’t get as close to each other and guests this season, they were still able to bring fun and creative energy to every episode of the new season.

OVERALL: 7/10
It was interesting seeing how much COVID-19 changed the show. Gone is Byer placing the hat on the guests. Gone is the group selfie at the end, limited is the help and advice Torres delivered to the contestants. The inclusion of people who are already in their COVID bubbles with one another allowed the show to still feel close and connected since the hosts can’t as closely connect with the contestants. While they didn’t share how they dealt with the fear of the food being given to the hosts, I’m sure they took every step to be safe, after all, you can tell they waited and thought this through before coming back to streaming.

Conner’s Final Thought(s):
If you are missing up-close action of reality television, and want to enjoy and laugh with the group as they fail through their creations, then this show is definitely a nice binge to take your mind off the fact that too many adults in America refuse to get vaccinated.

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